work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
adoption; selection; choice
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
on and after; from ... onward; since
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
(not) so much; (not) that much
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)